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North Carolina Assembly passes CBDC ban bill
The bill passed the Assembly in a 109-4 vote on June 26, following the passing of the state Senate in a 39-5 vote; it will now head to Governor Roy Cooper to be either signed into law or vetoed.
The bill passed the Assembly in a 109-4 vote on June 26, following the passing of the state Senate in a 39-5 vote; it will now head to Governor Roy Cooper to be either signed into law or vetoed.
The CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act will now progress to a Senate vote; With the Senate majority favoring the Democrats and an election looming in, the scheduling of the vote may be crucial.
'Crypto' operators are increasingly convinced that they're in a war for survival against the U.S. SEC and its efforts to rein in the sector's excesses.
U.S. SEC Chair Gary Gensler came in for more bashing on Capitol Hill from Republicans, some of whom are planning a symbolic vote to bring him down.
Robinhood is scheduled to report its Q1 financials on May 8, and the analyst call may reveal further details regarding the company's SEC's issues.
U.S. Fed Chair Jerome Powell insists he's not plotting to unleash a CBDC, while a new study says concerns about BTC and other digital currency tokens ever serving as global currency are overblown.
A document prepared by the Federal Reserve for presentation to Congress reveals that a CBDC is one of the key duties it’s probing, alongside FedNow and wholesale payments.
Republicans are sounding the alarm over the U.S. Federal Reserve’s CBDC plans, while ‘crypto’ voters prefer CBDC-opponent Donald Trump rather than Joe Biden for president.
The House of Representatives Financial Services Committee held its annual hearing of the Treasury's FinCEN and the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, looking at terrorism-related financing with some talks on digital assets.
Responding to Adeyemo, Rep. Tom Emmer accuses the U.S. Treasury of having a savior complex while reiterating his opposition against a CBDC, claiming it would only serve as a "surveillance tool."
SEC Chair Gary Gensler attended a House hearing, where he was slammed for "choking off" the digital asset sector, quizzed about BTC, spot ETPs, and ongoing court cases against exchanges.
In the letter sent to SEC Chair Gary Gensler, four U.S. lawmakers urged the commission to end its alleged discriminatory stance against spot ETPs and call for the immediate approval of the listing.